Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA
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About Geisinger Medical Center
Geisinger Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I adult, Level II pediatric trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 553 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Geisinger Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.65
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.55
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.53
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.79
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.54
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.01
52% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1073%
- Completed surveys2,760
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
40.96839, -76.60141
Nearby hospitals
- Geisinger Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital64 Rehab Lane, Danville, PARehabilitation hospitalSame campus
- Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville206 Maria Hall Drive, Danville, PA · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital1.4 mi
- Danville State Hospital50 Kirkbride Drive, Danville, PAPsychiatric hospital1.4 mi
- VA Medical Center225 Columbia Mall Drive, Bloomsburg, PAVA medical center6.9 mi
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital549 East Fair Street, Bloomsburg, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.2 mi
- Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital4200 Hospital Road, Coal Township, PA · Emergency roomHospital11 mi
- Wellspan Evangelical Community HospitalOne Hospital Drive, Lewisburg, PA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital15 mi
- Upmc Muncy215 East Water Street, Muncy, PA · Emergency roomCritical access hospital19 mi
- Berwick Hospital Center701 East 16th Street, Berwick, PAPsychiatric hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Geisinger Medical Center located?
Geisinger Medical Center is at 100 North Academy Avenue, Danville, PA 17822 in Montour County.
Does Geisinger Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Geisinger Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 165 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Geisinger Medical Center?
Geisinger Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Geisinger Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I adult, Level II pediatric trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Pennsylvania EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Geisinger Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (570) 271-6211.
Would patients recommend Geisinger Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,760 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 73% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.